Ex-KISS Star Arrested

05/23/2011
. (Rock News Desk) Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent found himself behind bars at the weekend after he was arrested and charged for aggravated assault.

The axeman, real name Vincent Cusano, was apprehended on Saturday night by officers of Rutherford County, Tennessee, and held on $10,000 bond. He posted bail and was released yesterday morning.

Vincent, 58, was known as the The Wiz and the Ankh Warrior when he replaced original guitarist Ace Frehley in Kiss in 1982. He had a tumultuous relationship with the band and was fired the following year, only to be re-hired for two more brief stints in the following years. more on this story

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